Militaria, Medals and Awards

A small group of Royal Flying Corps badges, buttons and insignia, including cloth wings and two cap badges, framed and glazed, together with a silver cigarette case with engine turned decoration and applied R.A.F. insignia, London 1936.

A First World War period photograph album with pasted-down black and white photographs part-throughout showing officers and gentlemen in military and civilian settings.

An early 20th century 'Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches' cloth-bound case of maps by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.

A large collection of First World War period magic lantern slides and printed lecture sleeves detailing aspects and periods of the war, contained within a fitted softwood case.

A First World War period trench art copper paper knife, detailed 'Souvenir of Flanders', together with two desk bells with badge mounts of the Royal Artillery and the Liverpool Scottish, and an early 20th century Union Jack flag.

A late 19th century Middle Eastern white metal mounted cross-belt pouch and powder charge belt, the mounts with embossed and engraved foliate decoration.

A post-war percussion fuse dissection by Vickers-Armstrongs (Engineers) Ltd, within a mahogany fitted case, detailed to the front 'Sensitive, Direct Action, Percussion Fuze with Post Impact Delay, and Pyrotechnic Self-destruction, also Delayed Arming. 1956'.

A Second World War period British Brodie helmet, detailed in white with the initial 'A' for Ambulance, together with a collection of various military and other ephemera, including a 'Specialised Training for the Home Guard Despatch Rider' booklet, a 'Parker-Hale Instruction Manual on Service Rifles' and a collection of military photographs.

A group of four military helmets, comprising a Cromwell Protector helmet, a French M15 Adrian helmet, a German M40 helmet and a British Brodie helmet (overall corrosion and losses, M15 and M40 lacking liners).

A United States military M1 helmet liner, together with a French M51 helmet, dated 1959, and a trench art ashtray.

A collection of various military and other buttons, badges and collectables, mostly later restrikes, some mounted on a display board.

A 20th century copy of a military drum, together with a 20th century copy of a Guard's helmet and a Russian visor cap.

A Victorian officer's cross-belt pouch front plate, the silver rectangular plate engraved with a foliate border and over-mounted with gilt metal crowned 'VR' cypher, Birmingham 1879 by Bent & Parker. Note: this item was excavated from the current vendor's garden and is in excavated condition.

A First World War period trench periscope by W. Watson & Sons, detailed 'No. 4 Mk. 1 1917 No. 1222', length 43.5cm.

A First World War Verner's pattern compass, No. 125945, dated 1918, with leather carrying case, detailed 'Garstin & Co Ltd 1918'.

A First World War period Zenith Mark V.A. aircraft altimeter, No. 35108/W.

A World War Two period British No. 2 Mk. VII rangefinder with overall green finish and detailed with manufacturer's plates (some losses and overall deterioration).

A Royal Artillery officer's peak cap, detailed 'Vickers & Son Limited, High Street, Doncaster', together with a pair of leather gaiters and a wooden truncheon.

A First World War memorial scroll to 'Pte. Frederick Crisp, Royal W. Kent Regt.'. Note: Private F. Crisp served with 10th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), died 14th February 1917, aged 40, and is remembered at the Gorre British and Indian Cemetery.